336 pages ; 20 cm

"What impact has Rowan Williams had as an Archbishop, presiding over the Anglican Communion worldwide through one of its most turbulent periods? How has he coped with the huge issues he has faced{u2014}the growing pressure from some wings of the Church to allow gay clergy and women bishops, and the equal pressure from other wings, who find such ideas abhorrent? What about the Iraq war, Sharia Law, and the Credit Crunch? Andrew Goddard has talked to those around the Archbishop, to discover what it is like to live and work so much in the public eye. In this objective and analytical record, we get also to see the man behind the miter: a scholar who would probably not have chosen to take on such a role. What sort of leader has he been, and what legacy does he leave to his successor? Will he prove to be the last Archbishop of Canterbury for a more or less united Church?"--Publisher's description

Includes bibliographical references and index

The making of an archbishop -- A new Archbishop of Canterbury -- Mission-shaped church and fresh expressions -- Leader in mission -- Capturing the imagination -- The Reading crisis and sexuality debates -- Women bishops -- Canterbury and the Anglican communion -- Cracking communion? 1. The Windsor path -- Cracking communion? 2. Lambeth, Indaba, and the future -- Anglicanism and other churches -- Anglicanism and other faiths -- The Sharia lecture and interactive pluralism -- "Doing God": society and politics -- Being a priest and a bishop

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